Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getaway man

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: get-away -man
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The male driver of a getaway car.

noun

A man at the edge or rear of a military patrol, expected to make an escape and carry information if the group is ambushed.

Inflected Forms

getaway men (plural)

Questions

What does getaway man mean?: The male driver of a getaway car.

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